"I'm sexy and I know it..."

".....When I walk in the spot (yeah), this is what I see (ok)
Everybody stops and they staring at me
I got passion in my pants and I ain't afraid to show it, show it, show it, show it...

I'm sexy and I know it...."

I'd like to thank the band LMFAO for producing one of the most annoying and yet catchy tunes ever!

So about now I bet your wonder exactly how much drugs I'm on right now or how bad my Chemo brain has got as why I'm quoting bad song lyrics....

The answer my friends is related to an event that took place 12 months ago, and where I wish I was right now. Every year at this time, a hardy (and possibly mildly insane) group of mountain bikers take to the 6 and 12 hour Day Night Thriller event.
This event involves both solo riders and team riders riding a set loop for either 6 or 12 hours - trying to ride as for as long as you can in the hurt box.
For the past 2 years I have been one of them, choosing to ride for 6 hours as a solo. This year I was aiming to try my hand at the 12 hour solo. So where does "I'm sexy and I know it " come into this?
Well at the start of last years race (at the start of a very long 6 hours on a bike).. what song should be blasting at the start line... and remain firmly embedded in my brain for the entire race??? you guessed it! "wiggle wiggle"

Cancer sucks... so not only am I not sucking it up and riding in the hurt box (yep I'm a little insane by actually choosing to do this), but I'm not allowed to ride my bike at all at the moment.

A lack on bum on seat time is rather frustrating, especially since the weathers been so great recently... I am seriously on the countdown to getting back on the bike.... fingers crossed my skin heals fast after the Radiotherapy finishes!!!
With a lack of direct bike related activities I have been spending a fair bit of time looking at bike porn on the internet (FYI to all you non bike people reading this, this DOES NOT involve some weird sex thing with bikes.. its just about looking at cool bike stuff... like food porn but with wheels and helmets) and races to do for next year.

I've now set myself some goals.... Cancer sucks and its controlling so much of my life at the moment, so the goals I've set (watch this space they will be revealed in due course) take that control back...
Included in those goals is to do the 12 hour solo ride this time next year.... so roll on the pre race carb loading at Hells Pizza, and the post race victory/ recovery (Oh shit I just completed 12 hours) cheese cake on the finish line! better start dusting off those cowbells for the finish line.

watch this space people... cool things will be happening......

RAG x x x